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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 96

Calculating the child support obligation. (FE)

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Jan 15, 2020, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 22, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 15, 2020

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

Who's behind it

Joint Legislative Council is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Joint Legislative Council

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Family Law vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Dec 26, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 17, 2020

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 17, 2020

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  3. Feb 20, 2020

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Jan 29, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts.

  5. Jan 15, 2020

    The Senate received it.

  6. Jan 15, 2020

    The Assembly passed it.

  7. Dec 26, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Dec 26, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  9. Jun 4, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Apr 10, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Mar 22, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Family Law.

  12. Mar 22, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Mar 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law

  3. Apr 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Dec 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  7. Dec 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules

  9. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Jan 15, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts

  16. Feb 20, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote